Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
58.S.51 |
Object Name |
Relief |
Title |
Relief with Portrait of Franklin Peale |
Artist |
Chapman, John Gadsby |
Date |
ca. 1842 |
Description |
Intaglio profile portrait of man facing his left. He has straight chin length hair, furrowed brow, and a downturned nose with a bump at the bridge. He wears a high collared shirt and overcoat. This portrait on plaster was cracked in half near the center and is bound together with two large wires. |
Label |
Benjamin Franklin Peale (APS 1833) was born in 1795 in the APS's Philosophical Hall, where Franklin's father, Charles Willson Peale, ran his museum and lived with his family. Franklin Peale helped run the museum later in his life. Having a more mechanical skillset than his artistic siblings, he ended up working as the Chief Coiner of the U.S. Mint. However, rumors of misconduct led to his downfall and he was dismissed from his position by President Franklin Pierce in 1854. |
Medium |
Plaster |
Dimensions |
D-0.875 Dia-8 inches |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society |
Search Terms |
19th century nineteenth century portrait profile |